The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-02-19

talking about at lne restaurant. |
can't get that slouching figure ON the |
edge of the walk out Of my mind.
Let me remind you once more to
look sharp for that face wherever
you go. Goodnight"
Gle was off before | could make
any reply, and | went on up stairs,
laughing quietly at what consider
ed the nervous fears Of a tired-out
and naturally suspicious man.
con my sitting room table found
Il note reminding me of an import
ant engagement in another part of
the city, and left hurriedly. To this
day the janitor insists that left my
door unlocked, but | am positive
that / did not. Not long after my
departure, however, he found it ajar,
looked carclessly through the rooms,
saw that | was not there, and locked
it. Had he been more thorough in
his search he would doubtless have
saved me a very strange experience.
"It was midnight when | returned
to my rooms. The gas was burning
dimly in the setting-room, but the
sleeping-room beyond it was in total
darkness. Opening from the sleeping
room was large bathroom and ad-
joining this was a large clothes-clos-
ct. locked the door as usual,
turned off the gas, and went to bed,
as frequently did, without striking
Il light in the sleeping room or open
ing the doors leading to bathroom or
closet. was tired, and fell asleep
Immediately.
"How long slept soundly | can
not tell. am utterly to describe
the first sensations experienced.
Dimly and afar off, heard Dick
Munson's voice, speaking as though
in terrible fear or from an ovcrpow-
ering gnightmare.
"At first the sounds came to me
like voices muilled by the walls of
a close room, and conveyed to my
mind no distinct form of words.
But the tone was one of warning
and told me as plainly as words
could have done that ! was in dead
ly peril of some kind.
"After time the voice ceased, and
| heard, as plainly as | now heal
the rumbling of wheels outside, the
rapping of a private sigma! known
to Dick and myself, and used only
in the bank when he desired to at
tract my attention to any face or sus
picious circumstances in front of hi'
window. Then heard the voice
again. clear and distinct this time a:
though a door or window had beer
opened in the room from which i
proceeded.
, "rhcre was no mistaking the words
: this time. heard them over anC
over again, us one hears words il
vivid dreams Lock the bath room
door | can't get that slouchins
figure ont of my middn With th'
words came feeling which cannO
describe, but which you have, doubt
less, all experienced-a sensation o
, immediate personal danger coupled
with physical inability to control
| muscle to meet it,
, "The words and theprivate sigma
alternated many times, and then
e heard crash-such Il crash as woult
= follow the falling of a heavy window
sash.
"Absolute silence followed, an,
, with the silence came Il sense Of ply
ical depression, as though a curren
2 of electricity which had wrought m.
, nerves to their utmost tension ha'
suddenly been withdrawn.
81 awoke instantly. When 81.
| awoke, | mean that awoke tt
consciousness ofthc things immedi
atelv about me, for it is my belle
that my mental condition previou
to that time cannot be expressed q
described by the word sleep.
81 heard the City Hall clock strik
y one, and tried to sleep again, BIT
= could not do so, | think of nothin
! but the slouching figure had see
e early in the evening ON the quite
u edge of the walk | found it impo
t sible to forget the mysterious wore
warning me to lock the bathrool
l door
e. 81 should have got out of bed IN
d made Il tour of the bathroom an
r. closet, only it occurred to me it wouI
q be rather ridiculous thing to d
Il Men who pride themselves on pra
&c tical turn of mind dislike to do ri
1t iculous things, even when alon
Besides, Notwithstanding the eile
O. produced upon me by what | hi
ID heard, | regarded the matter as t
OF unusually clear cut dream, and w
&c not in the least alarmed. The lon
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